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Increased from 1432 to 2219. Which of the following is the approximate percent of increase

22. Between the years 2000 and 2010, the number of births in the town of Daneville
in the number of births during those ten years?
a. 55%
b. 36%
c. 64%
d. 42%

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Answer:

Explanation:

2219-1432/1432 x 100% = 787/1432 x 100 = 54.9581~~ 55%

User Cdalitz
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Answer:

a. 55%

Explanation:

The percentage increase is calculated from ...

% increase = (amount of increase)/(original amount) × 100%

= (2219 -1432)/1432 × 100% = 787/1432 × 100% ≈ 54.96%

The number of births increased by about 55% during those 10 years.

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